Brick-spreader pallet and truck therefor.



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BRICK SPREADER PALLET AND TRUCK THEREFOR. APPLIGATION FILED DEG.3,1907.

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W. FHIBERG. BRICK SPREADER PALLET AND TRUCK THEREFOR.

APPLICATION TILED DEC. 3. 1907.

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BRICK SPREADER PALLET AND TRUCK THEREFOR. APPLICATION FILED DBG.'3,1907.

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WILLLiM FRIBERG, or PORTLAND, oREcoNT BRZGK-SPREADER PALLET AND TRUCK THEREFOR.

To all iii/20m it may concern:

Be it known that l. WiLLiAn 1- RIBERG, a citizen of the United States, residing at Portland, in the county of Multnomah and State of Oregon, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Brick-S neader Pallets and 'llrucks 'lhere't'or; and do hereby declare the "following to be a lull, clear. and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in'the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in brick spreading pallets and trucks for carrying the same.

The invent-ion comprises the provision of a pallet formed in a plurality of sections formed with interlocking portions and designed to have the various sections separated by a longitudinal pull upon the pallet, the interlopking sections preventiiug- "disengagd mentol' the various sections.

The invention further comprises the pro vision of a truck designed to receive a sp reading pallet and arranged to receive the sneading pallet in a closed condition so that at the proper time the truck may have its pallet supporting members operated lor spreading all of the pallets positioned thereon.

The invention also comprises a truck formed with pallet supporting members somool which are designed to be moved latorally simultaneously for spreading all of the pallets positioned on the supports therefor.

The. object in view is the provision of a brick spreader arranged to receive brick in contact With each other and after having been just cut to properly spread the same without any danger of breaking the brick, in connection with atruck for supporting and operating the spreader as may be desired.

With these and other objects in view the invention comprises certain novel constructions. combinations, and arrangement oi parts as will be hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

.ln the accompanying drawing: Figure 1 is a perspective 'iew oi part of a pallet i'ormed according to the 'm-sent invention, certain parts being broken away to better disclose the construction thereot'. Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal section through a pallet cmbodying the Features of the present mvontion. Fig. 3 a section through Fig. 1 ap p-roxrnurtely on line 3-.'3. Fig. 1 is a side elevation ot a truck embodying the feature Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented March 2, 1909.

.end pieces which are designed to be of greater Width thanthe remaining sections 3. The and sections 1 and 2 aredesigned to receive a brick and also leavespace for a handhold for moving the pallet from one place to another While sections 3 are designed to receive only one brick which substantially covers the same. End piece 1 is made from a piece of sheet metal that is bent intoa re'c-L tangular form of support and is secured to the top at 5 by solder, rivets or the like. The opposite end of a'support l is bent down at 6, then horizontally at 7 and finally up again to 8 to a position falling short of the top of the pallet as clearly seen inFigxz. This lorms a hook-shaped device at one. end

of section 1 and a rectan -ular-sha ed su port at the other end. The support 4 is designed to extend below-member 7 and to act as a leg or support for the pallet and also as a stop when the pallet is placed upon a truck hereinafter more fully described. The opposite end member 2 is formed with a supporting leg 9 similar to support 4 for acting as a leg and also as a stop. The sides of the section 1 are bentover at 10 and ll forming side members, and then again at 12 and 13 for forming a bottom. From the bottoms 12 and 13 the material is bent up at 14 and 15 respectively and again bent for forming sea Securing means 16 and 17 are soldered in place or riveted as curing means 16 and 17.

may be desired at eachedge of section 1. Openings'lS and 19 are provided which accommodate supporting and guiding bars 20 and 21. The sides of member 2 are made opposite to the support 9 is simply bent t1 srrnio 1 srairns sfrnu'r --()1 1F1@E.

down at 22 and forms a stop For one l l intermediate sections 3. The hook-sluiped" member formed by members 6, T, and 2 ol I section 1 do not extend the full ividtn ol' the section but only from the 1 11101 sides 1-1" and 15 so that bars 20 and'il do'not pass therethrough. The intermediate sections 3 are ifornied with anuppersurface 23 preferably oflthe-width oianordi-nary-brick. From the uppersurfa'ce 23 the metal is bent down and for-msahook 2'4 atone end of the section and bent down at 25 at the o posite end. From the end--25 the materi'a is again bent for forming a bottom or base 26. From the ,abase 26 the material is 'ag ain bent u at27 v that is simply bent forformi'ng a stop on one- "for any desired; distance but, falling s iort of "thei'top of the next succeeding stop 23.

In this way its will be seen that each of the sec t'ions -3 are formed with a. bearing surface edge foraccommodating the next succeeding etc 24. This 'feature also permits of longitu Inal movement of the various sections andisarranged to separate the various stops I 23' of the var ous sections3.

' In operation the .pallet -isplaced with all its sections contacting with each other so that the up'persurface will be substantially continuous or ina closed position. Rods 20 and 2-1 will project out from the end pieces -wire passed through the clay in line with t to a considerable.extenhpreferablyjust sufiiient for vpermitting nous sections so 1;

tion and one on each end'section or member.

.'The device is then placed upon a truckas hereinafter-more fully described, or is spread by hand by simply (grasping the end mem bets-or. sections 1- an 2 .and'pul'lingthe same until the various sections haveseparated as seen in Figs. 1 and 2. This separate or isolate each brick and will also permit air to pass in proximity to the brick on'allsides except the bottom, apertures 28 and 29 being provided. ineachsection for permitting the passage of air'between'the bricks. Secur d Figs 1- to,31 'inclusive I use a truck seen in Figs. 4 to 7 lnclusive. Referring more arl on base 33 are'upri'g ts=34-34 and o thebo'lts mind 21 are nuts arr-3o and; 32l32.forpreventing the accidental removal I B To the ends of shaft; 65' are rigidl secured of-lthebol-t'during the spre'adin operation.

- In: connection with the pal et shownin ticularl to these figures -33 indicatesa ass of any-r esired or preferable construction that is strong but of no reat weight. Mounted connected at the upper-ends b bars 36 and Q37. The n rights 3434 an 35-35 and 601.

i and'arrangedto'have the fiat ortionsof'the bars 36 an 37 are formed from angle iron bars facingawa from'eaeh 0t er One portion ofthe ang e irons 34-34 and 35-35'is facing'towardj the center of the truck and has secured .thereto- 'ang-l'e irons 38 and 39 respecand 39 an also the entire end of t e truck so. as to firmly hold the uprights 3434 and 3535 from any swinging or side movement.

tively. Suitable braces 40and'41 respectlvely are-(provided for bracing an le irons 38 I Cross braces 42 and' 43 are 'rovided at the]v upper part of the truck for racing and securing angle irons 36 and 37 in their proper position. Suitable cross members 44 and 45 areprovid'ed in base 33 for more firmly holdmg the same from any twisting movement.

In order to more positively revent any saggin or inward movement 0 the said bars 36 an 37 T irons 46, 47 and 48 are rovided at the top of the truck. Positione within the truck 0 posite uprights 3434 and. 35- -35- friction means56-56= and 5757 designed to bear against and roll upon channel irons. 58 and 59. The-uprights 49 49 and 50-50 &i'6'f01'1119d with angle irons and are designed to project below the lower edge of the top angle irons 36rand 37 and rest against the sides thereof. U 11 each of the-movable up-' rights 4949an 50--'50 are provided stops 59 which are rigidly secured thereto and rest against the lower edge 'oifthe angle irons 36 and 37 sothat there can be no vertical movement of the movable bars 49-49 and 5050- though s. lateral movement of the bars is permitted'.

Rigidly secured to channelirons '59 and ana gle -irons 37 is archannel iron 60' and rigidly secured to channel iron 58 and-angle iron'36 is another channel iron 61. The channel irons 60 and 61 are designed to'fa'ce toward the center of the truckas seen in Fig. 5 so as to present a smooth outer surface. channelirons '60 and 61 are bearing members 62-- 62 63'- -'63 and64-64, Passing through bearingmembers 62-62 and throu h both of the channelirons- 60 and 61 is a s aft 65.

disks 66 and 67. Passing throug bearin 64-64 is another shaft 68 that has secure 69 beingformed with gear teeth on the periphery thereof; The disk or gear-'69 is de Secured to l to the-ends thereof disks 69 and 7.6, the disk.

signed to mesh with a smaller ear or disk 71v that is rigidlysecured to a she t 72 which err-o tends across the truck and has formed thers- 'on a squared portion for receivinga crank 73.

If desired the crank 73 may be placed upon a squared portion formed on shaft 72st the end-on which gear 71 is secured so that shaft 72 may be rotated fromeither side. Secured to the disk 66and the. gear wheel 69 are it man or connecting links 74 and 75 and se erases sides of disk 66 and gear wheel 69 so that any motion given to gear wheel 69 will also be given to disk 66. Links or pitn'ien 77 and 78 are also connected in a similar manner as disks 7% and 75 so that whenever gear wheel 6%) is moved the motion is conveyed through shaft 68 to disk '78 and from thence to disk 67. Disks 66 and 67 are connected to the movable uprights by links 8l81 and 8282. By this arrangement whenever disk or gear 69 is moved orpartially rotated links 7979, 8080, 8l--81 and 82-82 would be moved in or out and consequently uprights 49'49 and 50-50 would be moved toward'or from the ends of the truck.

i In operation the bricks are placed u one pallet as seen in Fig. 1 when the pa et is closed and then the pallet together with the bricks in a closed position are placed upon a truck as seen in Fig. in placing the pallet upon the truck the supports or feet 4 and 9 are designed to pass over the outer edges of angle irons 38 and 51 or angle irons .52 and 39 as the case may be. By placing the supports in this position they will act as a l 00 so that when crank 73 is moved or rotatcd disks 69, 66, 67 and 70 and movable bars 419-49, 50-50 will move toward the center of the truck and the various sections of the pallet would be pulled apart or separated and consequently separating the bricks thereon. p

The truck may be made of any desired size and when in use preferably the same is filled entirel full of the wet or green bricks and aiter being filled is moved to any desired place for drying and after such moving the movable members are operated as just set forth for spreading all the pallets at one time. and after drying are disposed of in any usual orpreierred manner.

in this way an improved spreader is provided and a truck is provided that will act in conjunction therewith for holding and 8 readin simultaneously any desired num er of pa lets. What I claim is: l. A brick spreading pallet formed of luralitv of interlockinv sections and means v (3 for spreading apart the sections in one opera tion.

21A brick spreading pallet comprising end members, a plurality of interlocking members, here for guiding the movement of all the members, and means for limiting theseparation of the members.

3. A pallet formed with a plurality of sections provided with interlocking portions, and means for guiding the movement of said sections.

4. A pallet comprising end members The bricks are then left to dry sage way along ea'c end, and a hook-shaped portion along the opposite edge to said snpport, an intermediate section interlocking with saidhook-shaped portion, andineans passing throngh said. passage ways andsaid Intermediate-sections for guiding the movement of the-same.

7. A pallet comprising end, members formed with a hooked-shaped portion alon one ed intermediate sections formed wit hook-siiped portions along two edges thereof, hook-shaped portion of one section engaging the hook-shaped portion of the other for permitting a lateral-movement of each section, passage ways formed in the end of each end member, and passage ways formed in each end of each intermediate section, and a bar I passing through passa e wa s of all of said sections from one en of tie allot to the other for holding in position an guiding said u sections when said sections are moved apart.

8. A collapsible 'allet formed with a plurality of interloc g sections provided with openings for permitting the passage of air when the pallet is extended.

9. A pallet formed with a plurality of movably interlocking sections and means for guiding the movement of the sections.

10, The combination with a collapsible pallet, of a truck formed with. means porting said pallet, and means for moving 7 said so orting means. 11. i

e combination with a pallet, of a truck for receiving the same, formed with means for supporting said pallet, supports for moving part of said supporting means for adjusting said pallet, and means for moving said so orts.

12. l pallet, of a truck therefor, said. truck eing formed with a framework having supports, thereon for supporting one end of said pallet, movable members positioned in said he combination with a colla sible truck, means for moving said members, supsaid pallet, bars for supporting said movable supports, antifriction members secured to one end of said bars, guiding members secured tothe opposite end of said bars, and means for moving said bars 14-. The combination with a spreading pallet, of a trunk formed with stationary supports supporting one end of said pallet, and

movable supports for supporting the other end of said. pallet, and means for moving the said movable supports for spreading: said pallet.

15. The conrbihation with a spreading" pali let, a truck therefor formed with stationary supports, movable supports, means for n) oving said movable supports, disks for moving sa1d means, and means for moving said disks simultaneously. v 16. A collapsible pallet formed with a I plurality of sections provided With interlocking portions formed with openings that will permit air to pass between said sections when extended, and means for guiding the movement of said sections.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in, presence of two Witnesses.

WILLIAM FRIBERGv Witnesses A. vLi. VEAZI'E, F. E. BAKER. 

